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Presenting Gold Star medals to Heroes of Russia

On Heroes of the Fatherland Day, the President presented Gold Star medals to Heroes of Russia. The ceremony took place in the Grand Kremlin Palace’s St George Hall.

December 9, 2025
14:05
The Kremlin, Moscow
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  • Ceremony to present Gold Star medals to Heroes of Russia. Photo: Alexei Nikolsky, RIA Novosti
  • At the ceremony to present Gold Star medals to Heroes of Russia. Photo: Alexei Nikolsky, RIA Novosti
  • Ceremony to present Gold Star medals to Heroes of Russia.
  • Ceremony to present Gold Star medals to Heroes of Russia. Photo: Alexei Nikolsky, RIA Novosti
  • Ceremony to present Gold Star medals to Heroes of Russia. Photo: Vladimir Gerdo, TASS
  • Ceremony to present Gold Star medals to Heroes of Russia. Vladimir Putin presented Sergeant Nikita Afanasyev's award to his mother, Tatyana Afanasyeva, and his widow, Marina Borodina. Photo: Alexei Nikolsky, RIA Novosti
  • Ceremony to present Gold Star medals to Heroes of Russia. Vladimir Putin presented Sergeant Nikita Afanasyev's award to his mother, Tatyana Afanasyeva, and his widow, Marina Borodina. Photo: Alexei Nikolsky, RIA Novosti
  • The President presented the Gold Star medal to Colonel General Andrei Ivanayev. Photo: Alexei Nikolsky, RIA Novosti
  • The President presented the Gold Star medal to Colonel General Sergei Kuzovlev. Photo: Alexei Nikolsky, RIA Novosti
  • The President presented the Gold Star medal to Major General Alexander Maidankin. Photo: Alexei Nikolsky, RIA Novosti
  • The President presented the Gold Star medal to Denis Bukhanovsky. Photo: Alexei Nikolsky, RIA Novosti
  • The President presented the Gold Star medal to Denis Bukhanovsky. Photo: Alexei Nikolsky, RIA Novosti
  • The President presented the Gold Star medal to Lieutenant Colonel Pavel Yendovitsky. Photo: Alexei Nikolsky, RIA Novosti
  • The President presented the Gold Star medal to Lieutenant Colonel Pavel Yendovitsky. Photo: Alexei Nikolsky, RIA Novosti
  • At the ceremony to present Gold Star medals to Heroes of Russia. Photo: Vladimir Gerdo, TASS
  • The President presented the Gold Star medal to Major Yevgeny Savvin. Photo: Alexei Nikolsky, RIA Novosti
  • The President presented the Gold Star Medal to Captain Sergei Terziyan. Photo: Alexei Nikolsky, RIA Novosti
  • The President presented the Gold Star Medal to Warrant Officer Daniil Oleinikov. Photo: Alexei Nikolsky, RIA Novosti
  • The President presented the Gold Star Medal to Sergeant Vitaly Kondratov. Photo: Alexei Nikolsky, RIA Novosti
  • The President presented the Gold Star Medal to Junior Sergeant Mikhail Tambovtsev. Photo: Alexei Nikolsky, RIA Novosti
  • The President presented the Gold Star Medal to Viktor Minashkin, Tupolev Chief Pilot and Test Pilot. Photo: Alexei Nikolsky, RIA Novosti
  • At the ceremony to present Gold Star medals to Heroes of Russia. With Leonid Chikunov, Flight Detachment Commander and Test Pilot at Yakovlev Design Bureau. Photo: Vladimir Gerdo, TASS
  • At the ceremony to present Gold Star medals to Heroes of Russia. With Leonid Chikunov, Flight Detachment Commander and Test Pilot at Yakovlev Design Bureau. Photo: Alexei Nikolsky, RIA Novosti
  • The President presented the Gold Star Medal to Andrei Shishov, Chief of the Flight Service and Test Pilot at the United Aircraft Corporation. Photo: Alexei Nikolsky, RIA Novosti
  • Following the ceremony to present the Gold Star medals to Heroes of Russia. Photo: Vladimir Gerdo, TASS
  • Following the ceremony to present the Gold Star medals to Heroes of Russia. Photo: Vladimir Gerdo, TASS
  • Following the ceremony to present the Gold Star medals to Heroes of Russia. Photo: Vladimir Gerdo, TASS
  • Following the ceremony to present the Gold Star medals to Heroes of Russia. Photo: Vladimir Gerdo, TASS
  • Following the ceremony to present the Gold Star medals to Heroes of Russia. Photo: Vladimir Gerdo, TASS
  • Participants in the ceremony to celebrate Heroes of the Fatherland Day. Photo: Vladimir Gerdo, TASS
  • With participants in the ceremony to celebrate Heroes of the Fatherland Day. The President talked with the children of Sergeant Nikita Afanasyev, who was awarded the medal posthumously.
  • With participants in the ceremony to celebrate Heroes of the Fatherland Day. The President talked with the children of Sergeant Nikita Afanasyev, who was awarded the medal posthumously.
  • With participants in the ceremony to celebrate Heroes of the Fatherland Day.

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Publication date: December 9, 2025, 14:05

Direct link: en.kremlin.ru/d/78689

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